Category Archives: Test Drives

A frequent question I get asked is, what is the fastest car you’ve ever driven?
Before the second week of February this year, my answer to that question was the Ferrari F430. The playful Italian can propel itself with gusto from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.8 seconds.
But now the F430...

Prior to our trip to the Canadian International Auto Show this year, I shopped around to see what sort of press vehicles would be available to use during our journey.
To my surprise, still available was a Jaguar. Naturally I got excited, but then something donned on me. Toronto’s roads have...

Every year around the second week of February I head to Toronto for the Canadian International Auto Show. The downside to that is I don’t get to spend nearly as much time as I’d like to with that week’s press vehicle. As such, the review for that week ends up...

Here’s something I bet you didn’t know:
According to Toyota, the Yaris is named after Greek mythology. Within Greek mythology ‘Charis’ is known as a symbol of beauty and elegance. ‘Ya’ is German for ‘yes’ and it apparently refers to how Toyota perceived the European market’s reaction to the styling. Put...

Hmm, it appears I have a bit of a hypothetical dilemma on my hands.
Late last year I reviewed the new Audi RS3 and, after having driven it, I explained how relieved I was that I didn’t trade my car for an S3. The RS3 is markedly better in almost...

When I picked up the recent press vehicle for the week something donned on me: not once, in my eight years of writing about and reviewing cars have I ever driven a Hyundai Accent. Astonishing, isn’t it? It’s a bit like a doctor admitting that not once has she ever...

By Kevin Harrison
Auto manufacturers must have a love-hate relationship with automotive writers and journalists. We’re a tricky lot, but if we do our jobs properly, we can hopefully provide the best possible advice to consumers all while pointing out to the manufacturer what they need to improve on.
For decades, we’ve...

By Kevin Harrison
Images: Garry Sowerby
I’ve been writing a lot lately about how the minivan segment seems to have fallen victim to crossovers and SUVs. I wrote about it during my review of the Pacifica Hybrid, and I also wrote a lot about it during my review of the...

By Kevin Harrison(Note: I was originally scheduled to receive the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Canada for review back in June, 2017. However, there was a sizable delay due to a “back order of parts” along with some miscommunication along the way. Ordinarily,...

By Kevin Harrison
When I found out Hyundai Canada was sending an Elantra GT my way for evaluation, I got pretty excited. In my mind, I was going to be able to test the Sport model with, hopefully, a manual transmission. The Elantra GT Sport was developed, according to Hyundai, at...